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Last year I had come across this interesting piece on the rule of
paras.warNa on the Konknni--Save my langage site
http://konkani.savemylanguage.org/<http://konkani.savemylanguage.org/2008/05/disappearance-of-parasvarna-in-indian.html>.
The lack of application of this rule (also through basic na as the nasal
standard across all consonant classes) over time has led to a change in
the manner we pronounce words in various Indian languages, by
disregarding the highly elegant system of connecting nasal sounds to the
various classes of consonants in the alphasyllabary--guttural (velar),
palatal, dental, cerebral (retroflex) and labial. Remember the various na's
and the ma at the end of each class? This rule does not apply to certain
consonants like the sonorants, sibilants, fricatives (ya, ra, la va, the
three sa's, ha and la).
Anyway, in terms of an analogy, I felt that it was like being short
changed in employing a vocabulary of marks (lines, arcs, hatching--single or
cross, scratches, squiggles, stippling, building tonal densities in various
ways, erasures), on account of an inability to apply certain kinds of
pressure finessed over time (including cellular and muscular memories)while
making those marks (accents). The point being that one loses a range of
expression. I presume the same would be the case for music.
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Excerpt below from, Disappearance of parasvarna in Indian languages, by Dr.
S M Tadkodkar
http://konkani.savemylanguage.org/2008/05/disappearance-of-parasvarna-in-indian.html
Posted by Roshan Pai Ramesh
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Today, most of the 'progressive' people have forgotten about the rule of
paras.warNa (परसवर्ण).
It was because of hegemony of the Hindi, the English language adopted the
pronunciations from the former during its colonial rule. In course of time,
it compelled clandestinely all the Indian languages to follow a universal
rule, which was acceptable to both Hindi and English. In the bargain the
pronunciation of 'ऋ' (ru) in the Indian languages has become 'ri'.
e. g. 'अम्रित= nectar of immortality
This immortality has been snatched away from the Indianness. The structure
of Indian languages has been in doldrums, historical pride of having
identity and integrity has been dwindling.
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Do look up the Save My Language blog for other Konknni realated gems.
venantius j pinto
